An underwater vehicle includes a propeller able to propel the vehicle, the vehicle comprising a synthetic aperture sonar comprising a set of at least one physical antenna for receiving acoustic waves, the underwater vehicle comprising a connector able to mechanically couple removably a cable to the vehicle so as to allow the underwater vehicle to be towed by a surface vehicle. The physical receiving antenna comprises a plurality of acoustic sensors, the underwater vehicle comprising an electrical network able to convey electrical power to the receiving antenna, the electrical network being configured so as to have a plurality of states wherein it conveys electrical power to different sets of acoustic sensors containing different respective numbers of acoustic sensors.
VEHICULE SOUS-MARIN ET PROCEDE DE COMMANDE
SUBMARINE VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD
UNTERWASSERFAHRZEUG UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN
2023-10-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
French
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